Dozens of homeless people in Daytona Beach were loaded onto a bus to be taken to a temporary shelter. However, not everyone is going. Gail Paschall-Brown (@gpbwesh) explains.

Dozens of homeless people in Daytona Beach were loaded onto a bus to be taken to a temporary shelter. However, not everyone is going. Gail Paschall-Brown (@gpbwesh) explains.

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Updated: 4:52 PM EST Jan 25, 2016

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WEBVTT REPORTER: THERE WERE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS AND BECAUSE O THAT THERE ARE CHANGES THAT WILL BE MADE. FOR RIGHT NOW, HALF A DOZEN OF THESE HOMELESS FOLKS ARE ON THE BUS. THOSE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE BEI TAKEN FIRST. THE BOTTOM LINE, THEY WANT TO DO THIS. THEY WANT TO DO THIS LIKE THEY DO WITH BETTER ENDS. -- VETERAN . THEY SAY THIS IS A START. >> I WAS STAYING ON THE WALL HERE FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS, BUT IT WASN'T THIS CROWDED. REPORTER THE WALL, THAT SHANNON WILLIAMS AND OTHERS REFER TO, IS VOLUSIA COUNTY'S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN DAYTONA BEACH. THE NUMBERS GREW AFTER THE CITY CLOSED OFF A NEARBY PARK, AND RESTROOMS WHERE THE HOMELESS USED TO GATHER. >> WHEN WE WERE SCATTERED AROUND EVERYWHERE, THERE WAS NO TELLING HOW MANY HOMELESS THERE ARE. WHEN WE'RE ALL CAMPED OUT HERE, PEOPLE CAN SEE THERE'S A BIG HOMELESS PROBLEM REPORTER: TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM, THE CITY ASKED THE SALVATION ARMY TO HELP BY OPENING A 46 BED OVERFLOW BRIDGE SHELTER TONIGHT. THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS WILL BE BUSSED TO THE SALVATIONS ARMY'S GYMNASIUM ON BALLOUGH ROAD >> RIGHT HOW, THE CITY HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. I BELIEVE IT IS FOR 90 DAYS. THEY WILL RE ACCESSING IT EVERY 30 DAYS. REPORTER: FOR PEOPLE WITH PETS, THE SALVATION ARMY IS LOOKING FOR ANYONE WILLING TO FOSTER A PET UNTIL THE FAMILIES ARE SITUATED. HOWEVER, KITTY'S OWNERS SAY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SEPARATED. >> IF YOU HAD TO GO A SHELTER THAT DIDN'T ALLOW KIDS, WOULD YO I WOULD NOT THINK SO AND I AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT WITH MY DOG. I AM GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE AND STAY WARM. REPORTER: RIGHT NOW, THE SALVATION ARMY SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST STEP SHELTER. THERE ARE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, JOBS TO GET THEM STABLE IN HOPES OF FINDING A PLACE THEY CAN CALL HOME. >> IT'S VERY MUCH JUST A FIRST STEP TO WHAT I THINK IS AN ULTIMATE SOLUTION. GAIL:JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY IS CLOSING THIS COUNTY ADMINSTRATION BUILDING ON FRIDAY. THAT'S ABOUT 100 EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO OTHER OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS COMES AFTER AN ALLEGATI THAT AN EMPLOYEE WAS ACCOSTED BY

Daytona Beach shelter to accommodate the homeless

Dozens of homeless people in Daytona Beach were loaded onto a bus to be taken to a temporary shelter. However, not everyone is going. Gail Paschall-Brown (@gpbwesh) explains.